#ChasingStarlight
#Macmilliam
#MustReadYAmystery
#NetGalley
I really enjoyed this noir genre mystery for young adults. Personally, I would love to see more young adult mysteries in the coming years. I like Veronica Mars and Nancy Drew mysteries. I think many will enjoy the slow burn of this one. Old school Hollywood didn't hurt as a backdrop either.

For the Turner Classic Movie/Veronica Mars/YA interested gal, this book ended up being an absolute delight!

The author has connection to Hollywood (since the forward mentions her grandfather being involved with MGM), which gave me a strong reason to hope that this book would be a solid read.

The writing is smooth, fluid, and the characters all have their own personalities and quirks. Kate/Katherine has been sent to live with her estranged grandfather who once used to be a famous silent movie star. Now, living in his rambled house with three other Hollywood hopefuls, she comes to learn the reasons why he was estranged and why Hollywood is no longer knocking on his door.

The movie is a love letter to classic noir and movies like Sunset Boulevard and Who Framed Rodger Rabbit by showing us the making of a film behind the scenes. It also gives nod to teen sluth novels like Encyclopedia Brown, Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.

The motive/mystery/suspense was on point and I truly had no idea who was the killer until the last 10% of the book. Which, goes to show you, that's some good writing.

I think the author has a solid book here and if she wishes to explore more within this world I wouldn't mind. She has the knack for giving us a good mystery story and the fact it takes place in Hollywood, well, even better!

I most certainly recommend this book. I look forward to seeing the reviews come time for release.